ambush [ˈæmbʊʃ]
ambush(
ahm
-
boosh
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (trap)
a. la emboscada
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
When Nick saw that the door was unlocked, he realized it was an ambush.Cuando Nick vio que la puerta estaba abierta, se dio cuenta de que era una emboscada.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (to trap)
a. tender una emboscada
Perez will follow you down into the parking garage where we'll ambush him.Pérez bajará al estacionamiento detrás de ti, donde le tenderemos una emboscada.
b. emboscar
Our troops were ready to ambush the enemy soldiers.Nuestras tropas estaban listas para emboscar a los soldados enemigos.
ambush
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (also fig)
a. la emboscada
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (also fig)
a. tender una emboscada a
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